Béthune
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béthune (INSEE 62119) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 25,224 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62119-bethune
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 938 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.73 | 25 | 18.27 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.9 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.89 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATS DE BEUSSENT · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · LEONIDAS). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (LECHERBONNIER LYONEL · BOUCHERIE LESAGE ET FILS · HENRI BOUCHER). [3,4]
10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · FRAICHEUR DU SOIR · CAMABIO · L'EDEN · ACTION MARKET). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LUDO). [3,4]
83 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · WINTERSTEIN PIERRETTE · LE DIAMANT NOIR · SARL PIZZERIA CICALA). [3,4]
37 × Café / bar (BAR BULL EYES · CORNER CAFE · THE KERRY YOB · LA TORNABONNE · LE FLASH). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE E MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLEMAGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT THELEME D'ENSEIGNEMENT LAIQUE - PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SEVIGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON). [3]
5 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT THELEME D'ENSEIGNEMENT LAIQUE - COLLEGE · COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE · COLLEGE GEORGE SAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE FAMILLE · COLLEGE ST VAAST ST DOMINIQUE). [3]
43 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIMITRI DESURMONT, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU BAILLY, MÉDECIN · HUGUES BEAUGRAND, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE VERRIER, MÉDECIN · FABRICE KOKOUVI AGBEMEBIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES TREILLES · PHARMACIE SAINT PRY LAYAT DIAS · PHARMACIE DE CATORIVE · PHARMACIE DE LA GRAND PLACE · SELARL PHARMACIE 4 YOU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN BURIDAN · MÉDIATHÈQUE ELIE WIESEL). [3]
1 × Cinema (ETOILE BETHUNE). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CARPENTIER · LYCEE BLARINGHEM · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VICTOR HUGO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF UNIVERSITAIRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI LOUCHART). [3]
14 × Bank (CCF BETHUNE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BETHUNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BETHUNE CENTRE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
44 × Hairdresser (LA MATIERE DU CHEVEU · LE SALON DE KARINE · HOCHEDEZ STEEVE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE VIEUX BEFFROI · IBIS ET EDGAR'S PLACE · B HÔTEL · TOURHOTEL DU GOLF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 20 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | CHOCOLATS DE BEUSSENT · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · LEONIDAS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | LECHERBONNIER LYONEL · BOUCHERIE LESAGE ET FILS · HENRI BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 10 | CARREFOUR CITY · FRAICHEUR DU SOIR · CAMABIO · L'EDEN · ACTION MARKET | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · AUCHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LUDO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 83 | FLUNCH · WINTERSTEIN PIERRETTE · LE DIAMANT NOIR · SARL PIZZERIA CICALA | INSEE BPE 83 / INSEE SIRENE 143 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 37 | BAR BULL EYES · CORNER CAFE · THE KERRY YOB · LA TORNABONNE · LE FLASH | INSEE SIRENE 37 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE E MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLEMAGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT THELEME D'ENSEIGNEMENT LAIQUE - PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SEVIGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT THELEME D'ENSEIGNEMENT LAIQUE - COLLEGE · COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE · COLLEGE GEORGE SAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE FAMILLE · COLLEGE ST VAAST ST DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 43 | DIMITRI DESURMONT, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU BAILLY, MÉDECIN · HUGUES BEAUGRAND, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE VERRIER, MÉDECIN · FABRICE KOKOUVI AGBEMEBIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 43 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE DES TREILLES · PHARMACIE SAINT PRY LAYAT DIAS · PHARMACIE DE CATORIVE · PHARMACIE DE LA GRAND PLACE · SELARL PHARMACIE 4 YOU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN BURIDAN · MÉDIATHÈQUE ELIE WIESEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ETOILE BETHUNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CARPENTIER · LYCEE BLARINGHEM · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VICTOR HUGO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF UNIVERSITAIRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI LOUCHART | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | CCF BETHUNE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BETHUNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BETHUNE CENTRE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 44 | LA MATIERE DU CHEVEU · LE SALON DE KARINE · HOCHEDEZ STEEVE | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE VIEUX BEFFROI · IBIS ET EDGAR'S PLACE · B HÔTEL · TOURHOTEL DU GOLF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 25,694 (2012) → 25,224 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 24,556 (1990) → 25,224 (2023): 2.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,406, of which 1.2 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Béthune): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Béthune): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Béthune): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Béthune): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Béthune): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RICHEBOURG weather station, 9.7 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 11.4 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RICHEBOURG, 9.7 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62119
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 27 | 180 km SW | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Vierzon | 18 | 370 km S | 25,068 | 72.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 585 km SW | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 793 km S | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Muret | 31 | 792 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 661 km S | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 27 | 180 km SW | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Vierzon | 18 | 370 km S | 25,068 | 72.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 585 km SW | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 661 km S | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 64 % |
| Muret | 31 | 792 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 793 km S | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Béthune's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laon | 02 | 128 km SE | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 137 km S | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 268 km SE | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 188 km S | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 218 km S | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 98 km E | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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